Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Choose a baking dish large enough to hold your rolled tortillas side by side.

Make your Quickie Green Chile Sauce by combining the broth, arrowroot or flour, green chiles, garlic & spices in a sauce pan & heat over medium heat. Bring to a high simmer. Simmer until thickened. Taste test and set aside.

In the meantime, for the enchilada filling, using a mixing bowl, combine the drained black beans with minced garlic and lime juice. Toss to coat the beans and set aside. In a separate bowl combine the cooked sweet potatoes with the chopped green chiles, cilantro, spices.

Lightly spoon some of the quickie green chile sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.

To assemble the enchiladas, spoon the sweet potato mixture down the middle of the tortilla. Top with some black beans. Wrap and roll the tortilla and place at the end of the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Top the rolled enchiladas with the shredded cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling around the edges. Then Savor!!!!

I live in a region with a lot of mexican influence and one of the drinks that I have tried and not always loved is horchata. My hubby loves it and well, I found a recipe for it and it seemed so yummy sounding that I had to give it another try. To my surprise – it was yummy, easy and my hubby loved it. If you’ve never had it, you should give it a try. You might just love it.

Today, I attempted to soak and cook my own beans in the slow cooker to freeze for later instead of buying canned. All turned out well except for the kidney beans – I overcooked them and they came out mushy! But my black beans and pinto beans were made it out okay. This is a healthy and money saving way to eat beans. I think I’ll do a post about this coming soon.

I wrote a few post back that I have been feeling the need to change some of mine (our) eating habits. I have been wanting to eat less meat and more veggies. Also, hubby asked if our dinners could be lighter as opposed to a heavier 3 item meal. That thinking has led me to researching new recipes that have zero meat, less dairy and more veggies. I’m excited about the new ideas I have come across. They seem to be simple and delicious!!!

If you’re a fan of granola, then here’s an easy and tasty recipe. Granola is a yummy and healthy option for either breakfast or as a snack. You can eat it up by itself, with yogurt, milk or even ice cream – I like them all!!!

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups rolled oats

1/2 cups coconut flakes

3 tbs. flax seeds

3 tbs. sesame seeds

3 tbs. sunflower seeds

1/2 – 3/4 cups mixed nuts (depending on if you like granola nutty and crunchy)

We spent a few days at the beach this past week and am so glad to be home. And even more glad to be able to have some home cooked meals to eat. I never thought I would say that since I loved to eat out and not have to cook, but I am now so aware of how eating out often makes you feel physically and financially. I think you appreciate your food so much more when you prepare it in love and then savor the flavors and time with your family. Here’s what will be cooking at my house for dinner and I’m looking forward to it. Happy Eating!

Another week already! I have some of the same items on this week’s menu from last week because those specific items didn’t get made. Next week I am going to attempt to plan 2 weeks in advance – my good friend convinced me of the benefits, so with much planning I will make the effort. Eat well!